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Every summer there is a weeklong Music and Arts camp.  Sixty plus students will learn an entire musical with a performance on Friday afternoon.


The original "logo" for Aldersgate was "The Church at the Crossroads" because of its location (Corner of Horton Rd. and Duke St.)


The cathedral ceiling and the clear glass windows in the sanctuary reflect the congregations desire to be the body of Christ looking outward into the world. Ministering to the community is the strength of the congregation.


The original plan for our building was a three-phased design?           

  • Phase 1 – Sanctuary
  • Phase 2 – Fellowship Building
  • Phase 3 – Educational classrooms
  • It was decided most cost effective to build phase 1 and 2 at the same time and phase 3 at a later date. The Aldersgate building plan won the Kampoeffner Award for phased Design from NCSU.


There is a rock the size of a Church van buried in the front of the Aldersgate Sanctuary? It was discovered while digging the foundation. It was cheaper to bury it than blast it into pieces and haul it away.


Bunthoeun, the 3-year-old Cambodian refugee, helped his parents learn English. One day they said, "Bunthoeun, what is the name of that drink we like so much?" He answered, "Choc-o-lit."


The Sieng refugee family from Cambodia became well-to-do after moving to Houston in 1985. In time, they bought a lovely two-story brick home in Pearland, Texas. Vuthy was proud of his dark blue truck. It was unbelievable that Savoeun was driving around downtown Houston, soon after leaving here, to get her cashier's job! Vuthy was an efficient factory worker who brought home extra work to do. He died in 2013, two months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. Savoeun still visits Durham occasionally.


Thavy Sieng, the six-month-old baby girl from Cambodia who nearly died in her family's first week under Aldersgate's sponsorship, is now the mother of a 10-year-old little girl and twin boys who are 8 and a half years old. She is married to a pharmacist and they live in New Orleans, Louisiana.


Six-month-old Thavy Sieng became sick with a high fever about a week after the Cambodian family arrived. When Lee King called Ken Morris around 5:00 pm one day, it was a miracle that he was home from the hospital. He drove across town in all that traffic to their apartment to find that she needed to be rushed to the hospital. He called the pediatrician of his own children, Dr. Will London, who agreed to meet him at the hospital, even though there may not be any pay for him. Their quick action helped save her life from the meningitis she had.


Aldersgate sponsored a refugee family from Cambodia, the Siengs, for three years. Vuthy, the father, was the only one who spoke English. Savoeun, the mother, cared for the baby girl, Thavy, and her brother, 3-year-old Bunthoeun. The whole congregation helped the Refugee committee arrange for housing, furnishings, clothes, school, healthcare, transportation, and other needs. The Siengs were extremely grateful to our church family and loved us as much as we loved them.


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